BobbyBoy
12-05-07, 15:36
Hello All
Having read lots of peoples posts on the forum I feel that my problem is a little different from most of the others but with hope there will be someone else out there who suffers in a similar way.
Although I have suffered with anxiety all of my adult life to a certain extent, I can generally deal with it by just avoiding situations where it will become a problem. For me this is generally only ever if I become the centre of attention amongst a large number of people, well perhaps 10/15 or more!
My problem is that I have a wedding coming up (6 weeks time) where I will be expected to give a speech, and this is scaring me half to death. I did a speech at one wedding in the past a long time ago, and just said as little as possible and sat back down, for me it ruined the whole occasion and to others (in my mind at least) was probably the worst – and shortest – speech ever.
Perhaps some would deal with this with a few stiff drinks, not only have I never really been much of a drinker but of course too much could result in exactly the opposite I’m trying to achieve.
I had wondered if something like Cipralex would help me just on a temporary basis (although I see it’s suggested it be taken for 3-4 weeks at least) but would be interested in the opinions of anyone out there with far more experience than myself.
Just to clarify I can deal with many situations without a problem, such as work meetings, children’s school sports and parent’s evenings, shopping, travel and even discussions between a few people. It seems only to become a problem when the spotlight is only on me.
Thanks
Bobby
Having read lots of peoples posts on the forum I feel that my problem is a little different from most of the others but with hope there will be someone else out there who suffers in a similar way.
Although I have suffered with anxiety all of my adult life to a certain extent, I can generally deal with it by just avoiding situations where it will become a problem. For me this is generally only ever if I become the centre of attention amongst a large number of people, well perhaps 10/15 or more!
My problem is that I have a wedding coming up (6 weeks time) where I will be expected to give a speech, and this is scaring me half to death. I did a speech at one wedding in the past a long time ago, and just said as little as possible and sat back down, for me it ruined the whole occasion and to others (in my mind at least) was probably the worst – and shortest – speech ever.
Perhaps some would deal with this with a few stiff drinks, not only have I never really been much of a drinker but of course too much could result in exactly the opposite I’m trying to achieve.
I had wondered if something like Cipralex would help me just on a temporary basis (although I see it’s suggested it be taken for 3-4 weeks at least) but would be interested in the opinions of anyone out there with far more experience than myself.
Just to clarify I can deal with many situations without a problem, such as work meetings, children’s school sports and parent’s evenings, shopping, travel and even discussions between a few people. It seems only to become a problem when the spotlight is only on me.
Thanks
Bobby